Reader’s Thoughts on “The Revolutionary Holocaust -Live Free…or Die" a TV News Special Report , which aired on Fox News, January 22, 1010.

Michael Nolder says, "This was a great special from Glen Beck. A real eye opener. We have politicians here in the US that are glorifying Mao. T-shirts that glorify Che and I am willing to bet that you may be the only one here that knew anything about Holodomor. Real true History is not being taught in our schools anymore. We do not read the constitution or Bill of Rights in our schools anymore. I would say that there are those that would have us ignorant to our past and what our country was founded on. I would futher argue that this is how you can have a Holodomor (Murder by starvation) in the US at some future time. As the men in this special all seemed to echo in one way or another: Some people must die to further the greater good. We have to wake up before it is too late."  

Zanna Vaida states, "I never had a chance to meet my grandparents on my father's side. They were starved to death during The Holodomor.  My father survived as an orphan."

Friday, December 11 there was a meeting and presentation at DNIPRO by Roman Chyczij from Toronto regarding,“Volunteer Observers for the Ukrainian Presidential Elections on January 17, 2010”. Roman Chyczij is a member of CUF’s organizing committee for the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine (Jan 2010). He was a Chief Observer from Canada, during the Orange Revolution in 2004 and  and a long time International Observer in Ukraine,
including his role as Chief Observer in the 2007 Parliamentary Elections. Organizing committee have decided to mount a large international observer mission to help avoid the type of election fraud that occurred during the 2004 presidential elections – prelude to the Orange Revolution. They are seeking additional participation from Americans and Canadians interested to volunteer as International Observers for the upcoming presidential elections. Click Here for more information.

St. Nicholas, Sviatyj Mykolaj, comes to Ukraine on December 19th by the Orthodox Julian calendar. It is a happy day with visiting and sleigh rides. Schools have plays telling Nicholas stories and the saint visits local churches. Dressed as a Byzantine bishop, the good saint is often accompanied by angels. He quizzes children on their catechism before giving gifts. St. Nicholas Day is the main day for gift-giving, though gifts are also becoming associated with Christmas Day. Today many Ukrainian churches have St. Nicholas celebrations to help children understand that the holy man Nicholas came long before Santa Claus.
St. Nicholas history in Ukraine goes back to the 10th and 11th centuries. In churches, his icons are prominently placed on the iconostas, usually next to Jesus, the Mother of God, or the patron saint of the church. His icons were found also in nearly every home. In the mountains of western Ukraine where the Hutzels named the four seasons of the year after saints, winter honors St. Nicholas.
Ukrainians have Saint Nicholas as the patron saint of children since olden days. He makes us believe our most cherished dreams will come true one day, endows our hearts with kind feelings and inspires us to do good.
This bright and joyful holiday is the first holiday coming to us as a good winter fairy-tale announcing the approaching of Christmas and New Year. It gives us confidence that our lifelong dreams will come true, it also gives us hope and love, and inspires us to good deeds and mercy towards others, Ukrainians like Saint Nicholas as a wise patron and mentor always helping all kind-hearted people.